Novelty coin



1 J. BECK 2,050,154

NOVELTY COIN Aug. 4, 1936.

Filed July 15, 1934 4 E 0 Ma. Q w

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' ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 4, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to novelties, and its general object is toprovide a novelty that is shaped to simulate a coin which may be in theform of a container to house a filler of the character that may relateto ornamentation and indicia on the faces thereof, but in any event thecoin like novelty is primarily designed to create fun and amusementthrough its shape, ornamentation and indicia, as Well as the contents,if any.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coin like novelty of thecharacter set forth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, and is extremely amusing for the purpose intended.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view showing one face of my coin novelty.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the other face.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 3-3 of Figure1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that I haveillustrated my coin novelty in the form of a container that includes apair of sections. One section is provided with a disk like body I andhas formed on the periphery thereof an annular flange 2.

The other section includes a body 3 having an opening 4 arrangedcentrally therein and formed on the periphery of the body 3 is anannular flange 5 that is adapted to be telescopically received Withinthe flange 2 for frictional engagement therewith as shown in Figure 3,so that the sections cooperate to provide a hollow container for thepurpose of receiving a filler 6 that may be relative to certainornamentation or indicia on the outer faces of the bodies.

In the form as shown, it will be noted that the body I is embossedtoprovide its outer face with a raised ornamentation in the form of aparrot with wording following the periphery, and partially surroundingthe figure of the parrot with other wording below the figure. Thisraised ornamentation adds to the strength or rigidity of the body I, andtends to hold its peripheral flange 2 from springing or flexingoutwardly from the said body, which insures a tight frictional contactof the flange 2 with the flange 5 when the body members I and 3 areassociated.

The body 3 has indicia thereon indicative of or relative to the filler 6which is of a shape to fit within the container, as will be apparent.

The edges of the bodies I and 3 may be milled as at 7 and the flange 2may be milled if desired, but in any event the novelty is in the shapeof a coin, with a View of simulating a coin in the form as shown. Themilled edges I, of the body members I and 3 add to the rigidity of saidmembers at the peripheries thereof and likewise pro- Vide means forfurther insuring the tight frictional engagement of the flanges 2 and 5with each other. Therefore, to separate the parts I and 3 the operatormust grasp the flange 2 with one of his hands and insert a finger of hissecond through the opening 4 to exert a pressure upon the inner face ofthe body 3 and to exert a decided pull between the bodies I and 3 tocause the separation thereof.

While I have illustrated the novelty in the form of a container, it willbe apparent that it can be made in a single piece from any inexpensivemetal, and it may be hollow or solid, but has ornamentation and indic-iathereon similar to that shown.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will beobvious that I have provided a novelty coin that is primarily designedto create fun and amusement from some event or happening of the past,present or future.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A novelty coin comprising a container and comprising a pair of metaldisks constituting an inner and an outer member, and each member havinga peripheral flange whereby the said members may be telescoped together,the outer member being embossed and provided adjacent to its flange withan annular series of serrations which tend to enhance the resiliency ofthe flange of said outer member, the inner member having an annularopening therein whereby access to the contents of said coin may beobtained or such contents observed and also whereby pressure may bedirected against the outer member to separate the said inner and outermembers of the coin, and said inner member, adjacent its flangedperiphery, having an annular series of serrations which tend to increasethe resiliency of the flange of said inner member to bring the same totight frictional engagement with the flange of the outer member whensaid coin members are associated.

FREDERIC J. BECK.

